Author: Shepherd’s Way

People who are suffering from homelessness and addiction rarely see themselves as failures. They see themselves as ones who’ve lost pieces of something along their way through life.  Validate their feelings. Let them know that they haven’t failed, that they’ve for whatever reason been carrying too much alone and you understand that they have lost Read more

Many of the unhoused are at the warming station at 39 Beech – thankfully. It’s too awful with the wind chill for them to be outside. We paid them a visit a bit ago and brought them a bunch of goodies. Will do it again later in the day. In the meantime, we’re driving around Read more

If you’re living in your vehicle and struggling to stay warm, fed, or moving forward, you’re not alone. Shepherd’s Way is here for you. If you need a bag of groceries, or someone to talk through next steps, reach out. We treat every person with dignity, without judgment, and with the understanding that life can Read more

Thank you Girls at Work of Manchester for your incredible donation of new clothes to Shepherd’s Way. We really appreciate it. The shirts and shorts are in big demand in the warm weather. Our homeless friends will appreciate them. Read more

What a wonderful gift. Dedicated by Shelly Hartford to the memory of her late husband and very fine gentleman, Todd Hartford. Read more

Navigating the many groups and resources serving Manchester’s unhoused community can be genuinely complex. We work hard to understand the landscape because we want to avoid duplicating efforts and instead place our energy where it will have the greatest impact. When resources cluster in already well‑supported areas, it can unintentionally leave real gaps elsewhere. Our Read more

We don’t take pictures of our homeless encounters as a rule because we want to protect the dignity of those we assist. Others do it and we assume when we see hundreds if not thousands of people re-posting their videos/photos/stories etc that the creators of such materials have gotten the permission of the homeless individual(s) Read more

  We are ending the year 2025 the way we started it, distributing food, water and warm clothing to the unhoused homeless at warming stations, parks and camps. It’s our mission. It’s what we do, and we’ve been doing it for over eight full years. Looking back over the past twelve months, we saw many Read more

We just got a large donation of hats, tarps, and emergency survival blankets from an anonymous donor. This was great blessing to Shepherd’s Way and to our unhoused friends because we go through a lot of these items, and we were just about out of them. Thank you so very much for your generosity and Read more

Thank you WMUR-TV for recognizing Shepherd’s Way and the work that we do to assist the homeless in the Greater Manchester Area. of New Hampshire. Through your Spirit of Giving initiative, you put the spotlight on our organization at a time when we really needed it. Your support for our mission is deeply appreciated. Merle Read more